School in "The Place That Never Thaws"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather McLeod
Dale Vanelli
English Practice, vol. 57, no. 1, Starting a Circle: Exploring Aboriginal Education, Fall, 2015, pp. 17-[20]
Description
Comments from a teacher and a substitute teacher about their time spent at a school in remote Grise Fiord. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 17.
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School Reform Requires Local Involvement

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marjane Ambler
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 4, Reforming Our Schools, Native Style, Summer, 2006
Description
Discusses ideas set forth by American Indian educators in Alaska and Montana, including a set of culturally based standards to supplement the state standards, to improve education for American Indian students.
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School Reform, Student Success for Educators Working With Native K-12 Students

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John W. Tippeconnic
Susan C. Faircloth
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 4, Reforming Our Schools, Native Style, Summer, 2006, pp. 26-29
Description
Presents a list of resources that can be used by educators to improve the teaching and learning of Native American and Alaska Native students.
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School Success and the Intergenerational Effect ofResidential Schooling

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Evelyne Bougie
Sacha Senécal
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 6
Description

Based on data from 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey on Children and Youth relevant to children aged 6 to 14 living off-reserve. Chapter three from Learning, Technology, and Traditions, which is vol. 6 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.

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Schools as Protectorates: Stories Two Mi'kmaq Mothers Tell

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debbie Pushor
Bill Murphy
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 114, December 2, 2010, pp. [25]-46
Description
Looks into the experiences of two mothers with their children's educators.
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Science Taught With a Focus On Values

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. M. Kalra
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 14, no. 2, January 1975, pp. [21-25]
Description
Discusses how science can be placed inside a cultural fabric.
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Second Chance Education in Botswana: Implementing a Holistic Approach Based on the Botho Philosophy to Empower Marginalized Youth in the Kweneng District

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelone Khudu-Peterson
Attwell Mamvuto
AlterNative, vol. 12, no. 1, 2016, pp. 57-70
Description
Discusses the establishment of Springboard Humanism (SBH) organization and project aimed at helping Indigenous BaSarwa and BaKgalagari women pass the Junior Certification Examination.
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Sekuwe (My House): Building Health Equity through Dene First Nations Housing Designs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Larcombe
Lancelot Coar
Matthew Singer
Lizette Denechezhe
Evan Yassie ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 79, no. 1, Article: 1717278, January 21, 2020
Description
Article describes the Dene healthy housing research project, a collaboration between the University of Manitoba, the Northlands Denesuline First Nation, the Sayisi Dene First Nation, and the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC). Project worked with university students and Dene senior high school students to create concepts/plans/designs for future implementation.
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Self Government in Action in BC

Alternate Title
Self Government in Action in BC [Grade 12 Students from Saskatchewan Travel to BC]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Linda Okanee
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 5, September 1998, p. 33
Description

Describes Saskatchewan’s Thunderchild High School excursion trip to visit the British Columbia Sechelt Indian Band, the first Indian band to obtain and practice self government.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.33.

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Semantic Structures in Cree Language

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rodney A. Clifton
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 16, no. 1, October 1976, pp. [19-26]
Description
Analysis reveals cross-cultural and cross-sexual language structure similarities in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal junior high school students.
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Sense of Belonging in the Urban School Environments of Aboriginal Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chantelle AM Richmond
Dawn Smith
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-17
Description
Focus group discussions indicate level of trust is key in accepting social support in order to achieve better educational outcomes and Aboriginal well-being.
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Seven Steps to a Finer First Nations Education Program

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Isha Thompson
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 6, September 2010, p. 22
Description

Comments on the discussion at the 31st Assembly of First Nations regarding the need for education parity for First Nations youth compared to non-Aboriginal youth.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.

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Seventh Grade Navajos Answer "Why Education?"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Benjamin Bennett Jr.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 4, no. 1, October 1964, pp. [17-19]
Description
Reviews students' responses, the most common of which were getting a "good" job and promoting a "better" life.
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Sexual Exploitation Prevention Education for Indigenous Girls

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dustin Louie
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 41, no. 2, 2018, pp. [633]-663
Description
Looks at the nine pathways to exploitation identified in interviews with survivors and service providers, discusses how girls are recruited into the sex trade, and explains the author's cycle of resistance model as basis for prevention programming.
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Sharing Our Success: More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling

Alternate Title
Book Reviews: Sharing Our Success: More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anuik
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 2, 2008, pp. 167-168, 174
Description
Book review of: Sharing Our Success: More Case Studies in Aboriginal Schooling edited by George Fulford.
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Shingle Point School — Yukon

Alternate Title
Anglican Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
General Synod Archives
Anglican Church of Canada
Description
Presents a brief history of Shingle Point school from 1922 to 1936. Revised version.
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Should Values Be Taught in the Classroom?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marjorie T. Dodge
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 11, no. 2, January 1972, pp. [15-17]
Description
Asserts that a teacher is not a genuine guide to children unless they assist them in developing a sense of values, including respect for self and respect for others.
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Silatuniq: Respectful State of Being in the World

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Betsy Annahatak
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 38, no. 1-2, Cultures Inuit, Gouvernance et Cosmopolitiques / Inuit Cultures, Governance and Cosmopolitics, 2014, pp. 23-31
Description
Comments on Inuit socialization from childhood to adulthood and defines silatuniq.
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Silenced: Voices Taken from American Indian Characters in Children’s Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Quigley
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 4, Fall, 2016, pp. 364-378
Description
Focuses on books written by non-Indigenous authors and still being used in some classrooms: Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink; Little House on the Prairies by Laura Ingalls Wilder; Jeremy by Jon Hassler; The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare; and Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan by Mary Pope Osborne.
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"The Silent Indian": Review of an Old Stereotype

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Dlugokinski
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 11, no. 3, May 1972, pp. [23-25]
Description
Discusses how counsellors at boarding schools need to upgrade their programs.
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SIMFC Honours 101 Grads in Class of 2012

Alternate Title
Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre Honours 101 Grads in Class of 2012
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Trina Kingfisher
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 6, June 2012, pp. B-4
Description
Looks at a 30 year tradition of celebrating the Grade 12 graduation of First Nation and Métis students.
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Singing Ourselves In

Theses
Author/Creator
Anna-Leah King
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.
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